Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-16

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OoeA IL Appeared here undse Vhe ncUt
lavorsbao clrcumstancoo nd - succeeuful
IN drawing tromoodous crowd a pooplo %
the city. AZ the aissrnooa psrsoemanos ne
tsot whsch By the way b vssy large one,
Wae packed, evesy seas being taken. Ia the
evening the crowd Was not % large, but the
tsnt wss almost filled. Tue pcrformssess
were nearly the same excsps thas In the eve.
ming the performance was cut 10 some e1teus
- II usually is. The show IVES very good
throughout and people were not disappointed
There were three Ia ge tentA The nnt at
the entrance, contained the herds Of elephants
and camels sacred cattle, g. In the second
was the mensgstie Tho display of animals
was very largo and they all were In
good condition. Among other attractions
In this tent we're King Thebaw's
hairy family Maphoon, the mother and
Young Phoset her son. They really are
great curiosities. In the circus tent two
large rings and an elevated stage are used
for exhibition purposes. In each perform
ance is given Al the same time, and II II i'm.
possible for the audience to watch every.
thing with any satisfaction. Ia this par.
ucular the show gives moro than the
worth OF the money, and most Of the
circus loving people would rather 70 bsck
to the good old days OF one ring. The
circus company which Barnum hO IL OF
course very large, aud It included many OF
the best.k nown people in the business The
show opens with the usual entrance Of camels,
elephants, knights, ladies' 81, and after 1t 10
over the acts follow closely after each other.
Among the best features Of the stsge and
Rtv
cycle riding OF the famous Stirk family, leap.
ing over elephants by John Worland and Q
dozsn others performing stallions, ponies
and elephants four, horse bareback ats of
Mile Cordona aud Bert johnson midair
feats OF the great Silbons, worland and
Lsdesma on the flying trapesa Equesssian
acts OF Orrin Hollis aud Don Geronimo Hbll,
&c. Captain Paul Boyton, the famous swim.
mer and navigator. gave an exhibition In .
pool Of water Immediately Ia front OF the
reserved seats. He had little room, but
his performance was very satisfactory and
the people were given some idea Of what he
could do in large body OF water. After
the regular circus performance . concert was
given in which the attraction was the woman
known a. the Human Fly.
The proprietors Of this show own and man.
age the side show themselves, and they have
one Of the best seen here In long time. The
big attraction 10 fine large red COW which
has two heads The elastic akin man contin.
ues as popular a. ever, and the four Texas
giants are big feature. One Of the most i'm.
| portant looking freaks 10 . flashily dressed
man, who is Of about medium height bul
/ weighs but fifty pounds He 10 the msshel
/ Of the show and falls in love with every girl
that comes along. The young lady handles
. number Of huge and ugly looking snakes,
and q man eats, drinks &c, with his toes.
There are Q number OF other curiosities
which 60 TO make good show.
As soon as the show was over on Saturday
night the tents were rapidly taken down and
In few hours the whole circus Was on board
Of trains and on the way 10 York, where II
appears tonight 1t Is wonderful with what
rspidity and system the large tents are taken
down and removed to the cara 1t 10 an
Interesting sight to see the mon do their
work after night and hundreds OF people
fingered around the grounds to see this 6nal
Act..
The Dude In Trouble.
James c. Coffee IL the nsme OF the skele-
ton dude Miss Ella Galley, . pretty
Brooklyn girl, aged ls yeara, has brought
an action for 5000 sgainst the dude. She
claims that he tampered with her youns
affections, deprived her OF the company OF
other gentlemen, and furthermore, unde,
promise OF marriage brought about her ruin.
De was served with the papers while on Ok.
hibtion In the side show in Brooklyn, few
days ago Coffee, who is s5 years OF aga and
has been exhibited all over the United States
denies the allegation, and pronounces 1t q
blackmsi!ing scheme. He boasts of fiirts.
tious with i've hundred girls, but none hss
ever carried things so far - the charmed Is.
year-old Ella He will produce numbsrless
letters In his defense, some OF . very spicy
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